The first Chap.

• 1. A THe
  Psal. 78. a
  Lorde erec­ted a Witnes in Iacob / and gaue a
  Exod. 20. a Deut. 5. a 6. a
  Lawe in Is­raell:
• 2. Which hee cōmaunded our
  Psal. 78. a
  Fathers / to teach vnto their Children /
• 3. To
  Deu. 4. a. 16.19 Psal. 78. a
  thende that the Posteritie mought learne thesame: and that the Children which were year to be borne / should in life-maner ⁏when they were growen-vpp; publish the­same vnto their Children:
• 4. And so set their Hope in
  Psal. 78. a. b
  God / and not [Page]the Worfes of God: but feepe his Com­maundement.
• 5. B For-that-cause ⁏my beloued Children / and thou Famelie of Loue; apply you ⁏from
  Ecale 12. a Lament. 3. c
  your youth vpp; to learne and to obserue the Commaundementes of the Lorde. Heere-vnto indeuour you diligētly /
  Deut. 4. a 6 a Ios. 1. a Psal. 1. a
  both Night and Day: and print the same ⁏as a Seale; in your Heartes
  Deut. 6. a
  . For they are vnto you a Life.
• 6.
  Deut. 4. a Psal. 12
  Keepe them well in your Mindes and Though­tes / all your life-longe / so shall they then bringe great Wisedom vnto you / and make-manifest many Go creates of God and holye Vnderstandinges. as also preserue you from the
  Ios. 23. b
  Destruction of the Vngodlye / and from all Errours of the Ignorant.
• 7. THerfore ⁏my beloued Children; yee shall al­wayes / haue an vpright regarde vnto the Lawe or Commaundementes of the Lorde: and con­sider to what good Ende / that the Lawe of the Lorde and the Priestes-office of the same / becometh fulfilled: and to what-maner of
  Exo. 20. a Deut. 4. a 5 a. 6
  good Conseruation ⁏in all E­quitie; that the Lawe of the Lorde / was geeuen to the Children of Men.
• 8. C For / feeing that the Synne / besides the Righ­teousnes / the
  Gen. 3. a 4
  Lye / besydes the Trueth / the
  Esa. 5. c d
  Dark­nes / besides the Light / the Ignoraunce or Good think­ing / besides Gods holie Vnderstandinge / the
  Gen. 3. b Sap. 2. c
  Con­demnation / besides the Saluation / and the
  Deut. 28
  Curss­ing / besydes the Blessing / were ētred or com-in / to the Childrē of men and ⁏for that cause; all
  Gen. 6. b 28
  Generations of the Earth / solde and capttued vnder the Deuels Might and Violent-powre. and viterlie
  Ephe. 2. a
  estraunged from the Godlynes and
  Psal. 5. a 14 a Rom. 3 b
  Trueth of God / as also igno­rant of the same (wherthrough the Generations of the [Page 3]Earth became bound ⁏euery-where; so mightely / with the Bandes of Death / Hell / and Condemnation / that none ⁏of them all; could once
  Sap. 1 a Mat. 11. c Rom. 8. a 1. Cor. 2. b
  minde / vnderstād / finde / nor comprehend / Gods Trueth nor his holy Vnder­standing / nether-yet likewise obtayne any Saluation or Blessinge) / So hath the most-high God
  Psal. 58. c Ephe. 1. a 2 c Tir. 2. b. 3 a
  taken­pitie of the manlye Generation / and been mindfull of thesame with his Grace. and vouchsafed to shewe­fourth his Loue / Mercye / Powre / and Almightynes ⁏
  Luk. 1. g Gen. 22. a
  to the Saluation and Blessing of all Generati­ons; on the Earth. namely [in expreilinge] how / and wheare-through / all the Children of Men mought come-againe to the true Light of Life ؛
  Mar. 1 d 1. Cor. 1. c
  their Sal­uation (punctel) / to the vpright Knowledg of the Wisedom of God ؛their holye Vnderstanding (punctel) / and to the euer­lasting
  Heb. 4. b
  Rest and Peace ؛their Blessinge (punctel).
• 9. Now / for to accomplish all thissame / so hath God chosen there-to / cauen
  Gen. 12. a
  Abraham. and couenaunted or made-promise with hym / that all Generations of the Earth / should ⁏through Hym and
  Gen. 22. b
  his Seede; becom blessed.
• 10. D HOwbeit / after that these Promises were made vnto Abraham and hys Seede / so became the Seede of Abraham ⁏the which was also called
  Gen. 32. c
  Israell; dwelling in the Lande
  Gen. 46. b c
  of Egipt: where-as it
  Gen. 47. c d
  Increased to many Multitudes of People. Which People of Israell / became made Bond-seruauntes by Pharao ؛the Kinge of Egipt (punctel) /
  EXo. 1. b c
  and were very­fore afflicted.
• 11 But / the God of Israell
  Deut. 4. c Luk. 1. g
  forgatt not his People / nor the Promises which hee ⁏to a Blessing of all Ge­nerations of the Earth, had promised vnto Abraham. but was mindfull of his
  Gen. 22. c 16
  Couenaunt / that hee had [Page]made with Abraham / Isaac / and Iacob: and became a
  Ezech. 34. c
  Iudge ouer his Flock. For hee lead his People ⁏
  Exo. 12. f 13 a 14.15
  with his mightie Hand; out of the Lande of E­gipt / and out of the Bondaige-howse of their Sla­uerye.
• 12. E ANd God hath let them heare
  Exo. 20. a Deut. 4. c d 5 a
  hys Woorde of Life. also made-manifest / witnessed / and declared / which is hys eternall, true, and liuinge Righteousnes / that Hee wolde haue to be erected ⁏through his People Israell; vpon the Earth: and wherin all the Children of Men / Generations / and Heathen / should lyue / that it mought ⁏perpetuallie; go-well with them.
• 13. For / through Israell ؛
  EXo. 20. a b Deut. 5. c
  the Seede of Abraham (punctel) the Lordes Mercifulnes stoode ouer the Heathen / for to make the Heathen also ⁏which turned them to the Howse of Israell / for to lyue in the Lawes and Statutes of Israell; out of his Grace /
  Ephe. 1. b 2 c Rom. 15. b
  Coheyres with Israell / in the
  Gē. 22. b 49 Esa. 49. a b c Ephe. 2. b c
  Testamentes of the holye Fa­thers / and in the heauenlie Riches of God the Father / according to the Promises.
• 14. THissame true and euer-lasting Righteous­nes / hath the liuing God declared ⁏out of his holye Heauen; vnto his People Israell / vpon the
  Exo. 20. a Gal. 4. c
  Mount Sinai. And God spake to Israell / all these Wordes / and sayde:
• 15. F I
  EXo. 20. a Deut. 5 a Psal. 81. b
  am the Lorde thy God / which haue brought thee out of the Lande of E­gipt ⁏eauen out of the Howse-of-bondaige;:

The first Commaundement.

16. Thou

EXo. 20. a Leui. 19. a

shalt haue none other Gods / besides Mee.

The seconde Commaundement.

17. Thou

EXo. 20. 2 neu. 4. b 5 a Leui. 19. a Iosua. 24. b c

shalt not make to thy-self any Imaige nor Lifenes, of that which is in Heauen / aboue / or of that which is on the Earth / beneth / or of that which is in the Water / vnder the Earth: Pray not to them / and serue or worship them not. For I ؛the Lorde thy God (punctel) am a telous God / which

Exo. 20. a 34 Deut. 7. b

punisheth the Wickednes of the Fathers / vpon the Childrē / vnto the thirde and fourth Generation / of them that hate mee: and shewe Mercye vpon many Thowsandes / that soue mee / and keepe my Commaundementes.

The thirde Commaundement.

18. Thou shalt not abuse the

EXo. 20. a Leui. 19. b Eccli 23. a

Name of the Lorde thy God. For the Lorde will not holde him gileles or seaue him vnpunis hed / that abuseth his Name or taketh it in vayne.

The fowrth Commaundement.G

19 Be mindfull

EXo. 20.23 a 34. c. 35 a Deu. 5. a Ezec. 20. b 2. Gla. 8.9 10 4. Gla. [...].

of the Sabboth-daye / that thou sanctifie thesame. Six Dayes shalt thou labour / and do all thy Woorke. But the seuenth Daye / is the fabbaoth Daye of the Lorde / thy God: in thesame thou shalt do no Woorke / nor thy Sonne / nor thy Daughter / nor thy Manseruaunt / nor thy Mand­seruaunt / nor thy Cattell / nor thy Strannger that is within thy Gates. For in

Gē. 1. c d

syx Dayes / the Lorde made Heauē and Earth / with the Sea / and all that is ther­n: and rested the seuenth Daye. Wherfore the Lorde

Gē. 2. a Heb. 4. b

blessed the Sabboth-day / and hallowed it.

The fifth Commaundement.

20. Thou shalt honour thy

EXo. 20. b Mat. 15. a Ephe. 6. a

Father and thy Mother / that thou maist liue longe [...] the Lande / that the Lorde thy God geeuesh thee.

The sixth Commaundement.

21. Thou shalt

EXo. 20. b Mat. 5. c Rom 13. b

not fill.

The feuenth Commaundement.

22. Thou shalt

Exo. 20. b Mat. 5. c 19 c

not comrnit-adoulterie

The eight Commaundement.

23. Thou shalt

EXo. 20. b Laui. 19. c Marc. 10. b.

not steale.

The ninth Commaundement.

24. Thou shalt not beare

EXo. 20 b Deut. 5. b Mat. 19. c

any false wite­nes against thy Neighbour.

The tenth Commaundement.

25. Thou

Exo. 20. b Deu. 5. b Mat. 5. c Rom. 7. a

shalt not couet thy Neigh­bours Howse / nor his Wyfe / nor his Ser­uaunt / nor his Mayde / nor his Oxe / nor his Asse / nor anye-thinge / of all that thy Neighbour hath.

The seconde Chap.

O Erelie / all Such now as obserue and keepe these Com̄aundementes / Lawes / and Statutes of the supreame God ⁏in the Spirit / and according to all Trueth; / and lyne therin: and turne not aside / netherDeu. 5. d 17 b Io [...]ne. 1. b 23 b 4. Esd. 7. a Pro. 4. c to the Right-hand nor to the Leaft. but are grounded or established with vpright Heartes ⁏vnder the Obediēce of the Loue; ther-in: and eauenso ⁏out of their Disposition and Nature; lust-for nor desyre any other thinge / but to beare the Wordes / Commaundementes / and Testi­monies of the true God / Ier. 31. c in their Heartes / and to beIohn. 14. c obedient thervnto / Those are ⁏douties; They which loue God / 1. Iohn. 3. b. 4.5. b also are borne of him / and are his Childrē.

2. BVt all such as keepe Noe these Wordes / Commaundementes / and Lawes of the Most-highest / nor liue ther-in: nether-yet will learne ⁏in the Seruice of Loue; to obserue those-same / nor doo therafter / nor lyue therin: nor yet likewise will in­deuour themselues ⁏through the Doctrine and Be­leef of Iesu Christ; to their Purginge from the Sin̄e (To thend that they ⁏through theHeb. 9. b Ephe. 1. a Bloud of Iesu Christ; mought becom wasshed and purged from their Synnes and vnpure Consciences) / Those are verely They whichIohn. 14. b loue not God. but are such as hate Him / contemne his Lawe and Worde / account the Bloud of our Lorde Iesu Christ ⁏that clenseth and faneth our Soules;Heb. 6. a 10 [...] for vnpure / and dis dayne His Salna­tion.

3. For such peruerse Heartes ⁏which areEphe. 2 b Allauntes to the Citizenshly of Israell / and also Straungers to the mercifull Loue of Iesu Christ / and walke ea­uenso without the Loue and her Seruice; do playnly expresse with their wicked and apostaeed Will,Iohn. 8. d whose [Page]Children they are / and wherto they haue tourned their Heartes / Mindes / and Thoughtes. For such on adoulterousMat. 22. c Generation / are the ChildrenIohn. 8. a of the Deuell / and the wicked Seed of the peruers or corrunt. World / which will not at all / geeue themselues to the Cleansing of the Heart / and Sanctification in Iesu, Christ: nor-yet submit them / vnder the Obedience of the Lawe of the Lorde. nor vnder the Obedience of the Faith of Iesu Christ. nor vnder the Obedience of the Loue of the holy Spirit.

4. B BEholde / heere-by now it becometh knowne / which are the Children1. Iohn. 3. b of the Deuell [...] of the wicked World; / and which ⁏on the other-side are the Children of God ⁏or the Good-willingons a the Righteousnes;.

5. For all what is of God,Iohn. 8 c loueth God: andIohn. 14. b c keepeth his Woord. And all what is departed and estraunged from God / ⁏if-so-be that it haue a lust [...] God and his Righteousnes; That cometh again [...] ⁏through the Loue / or through the Voyce or Calling of the Spirit of Loue; vnto God: and indeuoured Itself ⁏in the Comunialtie of the Loue; to lyue and walke in allLuk. 1. g Ephe. 1. a. 4. c vpright Righteousnes and Holynes.

6. THese Children of God / together with all f [...] as ⁏with humble Heartes; haue aPsal. 40. a Lust to doo the Will of the Lorde / becom all iustified [...] made-safe ⁏vnder the Obedience of the Loue; [...] God ⁏through his Christ; from all theirMat. 1. d Sinnes. a [...] eauenso / through the Woord / Ihon. 15. b with the Woord / and in ther. Iohn. 1. a Woorde of Life ⁏the which is Iesus Christ himself;Iohn. 14. c. 16 lead and brought-in to the true Beeing Iesu Christ: And hee ؛the same Christ (punctel) insyingIohn. 20. c them with his holye Spirit of Loue / andIohn. 6. d 10. geeuer [Page 6]them the euerlastinge Life.

7. C HOw-be-it / whilst that this Woorde of Life / nor his Loue / was not ⁏in tymes- [...]assed;2. Cor. 3. b Heb. 9. a. b. renealed among the Generacions of Abra­ham nor-yet com vnto them ⁏as a true Light; in true Knowledg / Go could not this holye Lawe of Life ؛the Commaundementes of their Lorde and God (punctel) becom rightlie ministred nor lyued ⁏according to the heauenlie Trueth; among the Children of Men.

8. For that cause now / it became All set-fourth before them ⁏to aGal. 3. c. 4. a Conseruation of them / till vnto the Comminge of Christ / and till vnto the Manifest­ing of his Resurrection;Hob. 7. c 10 a in Images / Figures / Shadowes / Mat. 13. b Luk. 8 a parabolous Woordes / and Written-letters: wherwith ther was required of them / the good Will to God / and to his Woorde / Deu. 6. a 10 a for to be obedient goodwillinglie / vnto the Lorde their God / and to lyue in his Righteousnes / To thend that the Most-best / and the1. Cor. 13. b 2. Cor. 3. b purest Bewtye of the Cicernes of Christ / should com eauenso vnto them / in the Spirit and accordinge to the Trueth / and so they to becom vnto: porated ⁏Iohn. 15. b 170 in all Loue; to the louelie Beeinge of God.

9. D VNder thissame fore-goingeHob. 7. b c 9. a and figu­ratiue God-seruice ⁏ which was wit­nessing vpon a More-effectuall and Cleerer; God hathHeb. 1. a many-tymes sent his Propheates vnto the Fathers of Israell: wherthrough God ⁏in ma­ny-maner-of-wise; witnessed vnto them / of theEsa. 2. a 3 b 5. a. 11. a. 12 a 60 Cleernes of Christ that was for to com / of the Riches of the most-pure Bewtyfulnes of God / Esa. 32.33.49 Ier. 23. a 33 b and of the louelye and vpright Righteousnes / which should becom brought vnto them: and how [Page]that they in the last tymes ⁏vnder the Obedience of [...] Loue; should lyue therin for euer.

10. BVt whenas now thissame gratious Ti [...] was come / wherof God hadEsa. 49. b c d spoken be [...] fore. and like as heeGen. 22. b promised to Abraham and [...] Seede / and wherin hee (like-as ther was prophecy therof / by Moyses in theDeu. 18. b 30 Lawe / and by all the Pro­pheates of God) wolde accomplish all hys Worke, to the Blessing of all the Generations of the Earth So hath God ⁏to theLuk. 2. d Act. 13. g 1 Lighting of the Heathē / and to the Renowne of his People Israell; sentfourth from HymLuk. 1. c his Angell Gabriell / into a Citie in Gall [...] ⁏which is called Nazareth; to a Virgin which was betrothed to a Man ⁏Mat. 1. c named Ioseph; of theLuk. 1. c Howse of Dauid. And the Virgin was called / Marie.

11. E And the Angell Gabriell went inLuc. 1. c vnto her and saluted her: saying to her / that shee should com ceaue in her Wombe / and beare a Sonne / and call his Name / Iesus orMat. 2. c Sauiour.

12. For through Thesame / God woldeMat. 1. c saue and blesse the manlye Generation / accordinge to hisGen. 22. b Promises: to thend that they ⁏with vpright and pure Heartes ⁏should lyue alwayes andDeu. 30. [...] for euer / in his Lawe and vpright Righteousnes. and inherit eauen­so, the heauenlie Treasures / and Riches of God.

The thirde Chap.

SAlutedLuk. 1. c be thou / Ful-of-grace:A the Lorde is with thee / thou Praysed a­mong Women.

2. FeareLuk. 1. c thee not Marye: thou hast [...]ound Grace with God.Esa. 7. b Beholde / thou halt conceaue in thy Wombe / and beare a Sonne: his Name shalt thou call Iesus.

3. ThesameLuk. 1. c shalbe great / and be called a Sonne of the Most-highest. And God the Lorde shalEsa. 9. [...] geeue Hym the Seate of his Father Dauid: and hee shalbe a Kinge [...]uer the Howse of Iacob / for-euer: and Her shall be noDan. 1. a 7 b Ende of his Ringdome.

4. BlessedLuk. 2. d art thou amonge Women o Marie / the Mother of my Lorde] and bles­sed is the Fruite of thy Wombe / Iesus Christ. AMEN.The Blessing of Eliza­beth.

The IIII. Chap.

MYEsa. 61. b Luk. 1. c Souse doth magnify the Lord.

2. And my Spirit reioyceth in God / my Saluation.

3. For hee hath loofed onLuk. 1. c the Lowlyner of his Handmayden: Beholde / from hence-fourth / all Generations shall count me blessed.

4. For Hee that is Mightie, hath wrought great thinges in Mee: and holy in his Name.

5. And hisE [...] 20. a Deut. 5. Luk. 1. c Mercye endureth from of [...] Generation to an-other / amonge their that feare him.

6. Hee exerciseth Powre1. Reg. 2. a Luk. [...]. c with his Arm [...] and scattereth such as are proude in the imagination of their heart.

7. Hee thrusteth the Mightie from their Seate: and exalteth the Humble.

8. Hee filleth thePsal. 31. b Mat. 5. a Hungrye with Good thinges: and leaueth the Ritch emptie.

9. Hee remembreth his Mercye:Esa. 41. a Ier. 31. a d and Healpeth-vpp his Seruaunt Israell

10. ⁏As hee hath [...]. 22. b spoken to our Fathers Abraham and his Seede; for-euer.

11. Glorye be to the Father / and to the Sonne / and to the Holye-goste.

12. As it was in the Beginninge / and [...] presentlie / and alwayes: and shalbe fr [...] [Page 8]hence-fourth / Worlde-without-ende.

AMEN.

The V. Chap.

LOrde / Luk. a. d now leauest thou thy Ser­uant ⁏accordinge to thy Woord; in Peace.

2. For myne Eyes haue seene thy Sa­uour.

3. Which thou hast prepared / before all People:

4. AEsa. 45. a [...] Luk. 1. d Act [...] 3. c. Light, to lighten the Heathen: and [...]o the Prayse of thy People Israell.

5. Glorie bee to the Father / and to the Sonne / and to the holye Goste.

6. As it was in the Beginninge / and is [...]esentlie / and alwayes: and shalbe from thence-fourth / Worlde-without-ende.

AMEN.

7. All now whatsoeuer wee had heere-folowing / to speake or write ⁏more-at-large; of Christ / [...] louelie Beeing / and of the heauenlie Treasures andMat. 13. b 2. Cor. 4. b Col. 2. a. Riches of God ⁏wherin all Men ought to [Page]syne;: and also all what is brought vnto vs through Christ / and geeuen vs to inherit / as the Heritable goods of our God and heauenlie Father / that haue wee plentifullie and in manifolde-fort ⁏with full Re­solution; wrtnessed and declared in theGla. 26.27 28.29.30 Glasse of Righteousnes.

8. For-that-cause / wee will not presentlie intr [...] much ther-of heere in this place. but declare theAct. 4. b 15 b Bo­leef in Iesu Christ / wherin all our Saluation con­sisteth: As also testifie and confesse / how / or in what­maner-of-wise / that Wee ؛the Communialtie [...] Holyons in the Loue (punctel) stand-grounded in the true Beleef of our Lorde Iesu Christ. and what our H [...] and Comforte is / which wee ⁏through the Loue of God the Father / and his Christ; haueEphe. l. b 2.3 in thesame Beleef: wherwichall wee expresse and declare / ho [...] men shall rightlie / and accordinge to the Trueth / be­leeue in Christ.

9. C Which true Beleef in Iesu Christ ⁏reuea [...] vnto vs / out of theMat. 17. a 1. Iohn. 1. a 2. Pet. 1. b heauenlie Trueth / in our Hearth wee do presentlie ⁏eauen out of Loue; set fourth and expresse before eueryone / that the Lorde stireth vppon our Waye / To thend that they all ⁏in thissame D [...] Psal. 118. c or Light of the Loue; should becom restored in un­trueRom a. 8. b Beleef of Iesu Christ. and ⁏through the BeleefGen. 22. b Esa. 2.3.4.9.11 Ier. 31. d Mal. 4. a saued in the Seruice of the Loue / accordinge to the Promises.

The VI. Chap.

SEeing ⁏my beloued Children / .A and thou Famelie of Loue; that theEsa. 2. a Ioel. 2. c Act. 2. c last or new­est Dan doth presentlie appeere / and becom­eth reuealed / with Vs ⁏in the which / the Ap­peeringEsa. 26. a Oze. 13. b. 1. Cor. 15. f of the Comming of Christ and of the Re­surrection of the Dead cometh-to-passe / to a righte­ousDan. 7. c Mat. 25. d Iudgment of God vpon Earth;: so can it not now likewise bide-back / but the most-holie christian Beleef must also appeere and declare-fourth herself / and ⁏accordinge to the very-true Trueth; become made-manifest in the self-same Daye / To thend that the same true Beleef / mought now in theIoel. 2. c last cyme ⁏eauen in this mostholie Daye of the Loue; becom ex­pessed or heald fourth ⁏vnder the Obedience of the Loue; before all People / and that the vpright Belee­ [...]ers in Iesu Christ / as also all such as beleeue vn­rightlie of Christ / should becom knowne and manifested [...] oneMat. 13. d e 25. d from the other. and eauenso iudged according [...] the Trueth / and righteous Iudgment of God.

2. FOr-as-much then / as that now ⁏eauen in thissame newest Daye;Mat. 24. d 25. Luk. 17. c 21 the Coming of Ie­ [...] Christ ⁏as a Lorde in hys Matestie; from the Right-hande of God his Father / appeereth / and be­cometh manifested vnto vs ⁏with full Cleernes of the heauenlie Glorye;Act. 1. b 2 c / accordinge to the Scripture / Therfore passe wee thorowe the Nations of People / [...]ting or making-triall / whether the true Beleef of Christ, be any-where to be foundIer. 5. a Luk. 18. a vpon the Earth.

3. But seeing that wee cannot perceaue or finde the [Page]true Beleef in Iesu Christ / among any People vpon the Earth ⁏that walke with-out the Comunialtie of the Loue / and lyue vnto them-selues;: and that thesame is appeered and manifested vnto the Holyōs of God / 1. Iohn. 1. a in the Comunialtie of the Loue ⁏through the Appeer­ingMat. 25. d Act. 1. b of the Cominge of Iesu Christ; out of the high Heauen / So can-not likewise thesame most-holye Beleef / becom vprightlie witnessed nor confessed / by any Other People / Nations / nor Communialties / but onlye by the1. Cor 12. a b Ephe. 4. b. Comunialtie of the Holyous in the Loue / or by Such as lyue and walke1. Pet. 1. b 2. Iohn. 3. b 4. b obedientlie / vnder the gratious Woord and his Seruice of Loue.

4. For Those / that stand comprehended in the Light of the Loue / or that areIohn. 6. c Ephe. 4. b taught ther-of / Thy walke in the trueIohn. 1. a 8 b 1. Iohn. 1. a Light [that is in the Cleernes of Christ] / wherthrough all the Holyons of God / haue euer1. Tim. 3. b a. Pet. 1. b witnessed / published / and confessed / the true Be­leef of Iesu Christ.

5. THe-whilst then that God extendeth his Com­passion ouer vs / with his Light / and doth now in the last Time ⁏through the Appeering of the Cominge of his Christ; raise-vpp hisIohn. 17. c Ephe. 1. a 2 c Communi­altie of Holyons ⁏which hee hath chosen from the [...] ­gininge / Mat. 25. d to be the Heyres of his Kingdom; in hys Loue / and in the Loue of his Christ: and that her in like-maner / expressely declareth vnto vs ⁏vnder the Obedience of thesame Loue; the vpright Fayth / and the true Iudgment of God or Christ / Therfore can­not wee hide it or omyte / to witnes and declare ⁏accor­ding to the Trueth; thesame true Beleef / and theMat. 25. d 2. Cor. 15. c f Misterie of the true Iudgment of Christ both ouer the Liuinge and Dead: and to endeuour vs with all [Page 10]dilligence / for to setfourth ⁏accordinge to the Trueth; the vpright Beleef of Iesu Christ / before eueryone whom God steereth-vpp in our Waye / To thende that they all which areLuk. 2. b good-of-will / mought becom plucked / in the vpright and true Faith of Iesu Christ / with vs ⁏vnder the Obedience of the Loue; in to the OneIohn. 17. c concordable Communialtie of Holyons. and eauensoGē. 22. b Ier. 31. d 32 obtayne their Saluation and Blessing / ac­cording to the Promises.

6. THerfore heare ⁏Mat. 13. a Luk. 8. a Apo. 2. c 3 b hee that hath Eares to heare; and consider-well ⁏hee that hath Vnderstan­dinge to comprehende; our vpright Grounde of the true Faith / in God ؛our Father (punctel) / and in his Sonne Iesus Christ ؛our Lorde and Sauiour (punctel) / and in the holie Gost ؛ourEphe. 1. a Inheritaunce in the spirituall and heauenlie Goods (punctel) / and of the vpright christian Bap­tisme / Mat. 28. b in euery of their Names. For all Such as beleeue and becomMarc. 16. b baptised vprightlie / according to the Trueth and Testimonie of Iesu Christ / they shall becom saued. But whoso beleeue not / they shall be­com condemned.

7. WHerfore ⁏my beloued Children; like-as the true Communialtie of Holyons and Elders of the Howse of Loue / confesse ⁏vnder the Obedience of the Loue; the Beleef in Iesu Christ / and the christian Baptisme / and like as Iexpresse the­same heere / vnto you / and confesse or acknowledg it before all men / to be the true Faith / and the vpright Baptisme / Eauenso ground ⁏with fast Beleef;Ephe. 3. b your Heartes likewise therin.

8. Confesse also boldelie thesame Beleef / be­fore Men. also among the adoulterous and sinfull Generation / and the false-heartes of the Scripture-learned / [Page]/ which falselte bost them to be Christians / and malitiouslie speake-euell of vs ⁏which confesse the vp­right Christianitie / in the Loue; / as also defame and persecute vs / with much falshod and manye lying­tales.

9. D Thus keepe it not close nor yet be ashamed / to confesse and acknowledg the Trueth of Christ / before MenMat. 10. d Mar. 8. d Luk. 9. c 12 a. For / according to the same maner / Christ shall also then acknowledg you before his heauenlie Father / and before the Aungels of God / in his Maiestie.

The VII. Chap.

The VIII. Chap.

O Erelie ⁏my louing Children / and thou Famelie of Loue; A it appertayneth to the Holyons of God / in the Communialtie of Christ (which stand comprehended or grounded ⁏vnder the Obedience of the Loue; in the true Faith / like-as wee haue before mentioned: and that lyue ⁏through Faith; in all Obedience and Con­corde of the Loue) to call the almightie God of Life / theirMar. 6. a Luk 11. a Father: and to worshipp Hym ⁏as their vp­right Father; in the Spirit and Trueth / Iohn. 14. b 25 through Christ.

2. For suchIohn. 4. c Worshippers are acceptable vnto the Father / because they are his vpright Children andIohn. 3. a 1. Per. 1. c 1. Iohn. 1. a Iam. 1. b borne or broughtfourth vnto Him ⁏through Christ; out of his godlie Kinde and good Nature.

3. B TO the same beleeuinge Children and Disci­ples of the Woord of Iesu Christ (and not to the Children of the wicked Worlde) saith Christ ea­uen-thus / and teacheth them to praye a-right:

4. When yee praye / yee shall not makeMat. 6 a many Woordes / as the Heathen do: For they suppose this they are hearde, when they make many Woordes. [Page 18]Therfore yee shall not make yourselues like vnto them. For your Father knoweth what is needfull for you / before yee pray vnto him: Therfore yee shall pray eauen-thus:

5. OVr Father / which art inMat. 6. a b Luk. 11. a the Heauens / hallowed be thy Name: Thy Kingdom come: Thy Will be done on Earth / as in Heauen:Dou. 8. a Mat. 4. a Iohn. 6. c Geeue vs this Day our daylie Bread: And forgeeue vs our Debtes / as wee forgeeue our Deb­tours: And leade vs not into Temptation: but deliuer vs from the Euell: (For thine is theApo. 4. b 5. b Kingdom / and the Powre / and the Glorye / for euer-and-euer:) Amen.

The IX. Chap.
My beloued Chudren / and thou Famelye of Loue: when yee are sat-downe at the Table to eate / then blesse and laude ⁏first-of-all; the Lorde / for all the Goodnes of his Guiftes: and feed eauenld ⁏in thank­fulnes; on the Lordes Meate and Drinke / all which hee hath ⁏to our moderate repast; right-well blessed and hallowed. and saye eauen-thus:A

BLesse thePsal. 145. b Dan. 3. f Lorde / in all the Workes of his handes. For his Right-hand hath blessed and hallowed it all.

2. Blessed be the Lorde / the Most­highest / [Page]which feedeth his: People withIohn. 6. c Meate and Driucke: and nourrisheth vs with hisDeut. 8. a Math. 4. a Iohn. 6. c Woord of Life ⁏namely / his Communialtie of the Loue; in all good Blessinge. Amen.

3. O Lorde God ؛heauenlie Father (punctel) / nourtout our Heart in thy holtePro. 1. a Eccli. 1. b c 2 c Feare: and blesse vs with thyIam. 1. a 3 b Wisdom / that wee may blesse thee / in Righte­ousnes: and not misvse thy Guiftes / which weeEcch. 39. c 1. Tim. 4. a take to vs: but may receaue and enioye thosesame ⁏with thankfulnes; at thy bountifullPsal. 145. b Hande / in thy holie Name / and in all ObedienceCol. 3. c of the Loue / Amen.

The X. Chap.
My beloued Children / and thou Fannelye of Loue: when yee now haue eaten and dronkē / and ⁏accordinge to your necessarye-behoofe; are resonablie satisfied: then laude and thanke alwayes the Lorde / for all his Goodnes / which hee is daylye shewinge on you / and on all the Children of Loue. and saye eauen-thus:A

THanke thePsal. 106.136 Lorde / which liueth euerlastinglie / and prayse Hym for all the Guiftes of his Goodnes. For with hisDeut. 8. a Iohn. 6. c Woorde of Life / feedeth hee daylie our Soules / in the Seruice of his Loue: And geeueth our naturallMat. 6. 1. Tim. 6. b Manhode his Foode and Ciothing / as also all what is needfull for vs.

2. Therfore praise our God / and extoll his holie Name: for his Great-mightynes endureth for euer­more. Amen.

3. Wee thanke and pralse thee / O Lorde God hea­uenlie [Page 19]Father / O thou true God; for all thy Good­nes. For thy Blessinge is alwayes ouer vs / in thy Howse of Loue / and thou guydest vs ⁏Therin; with thyEsa. 41. b 42. Right-hand.

4. In the-same Howse / thou reloyeest also our Soules / with thyDeut. 4. a 32 Psal. 136. c 145 Mat. 6. c d Woord / and fatiffiest our Bodyes with thy Foode.

5. Wheare is-ther then such aDeu. 4. a God / as our God of Loue / which is so Almightie: and such a God ser­uice / as the mostholie God-seruice of his Loue / which is so louelie / and teacheth vs so vprightlie?

6. Laude / Apo. 4. b 5.7 Houour / Prayse / and Thankesgeeuing / be to that God euerlastinglie / which hath ⁏out of his bountifull Goodnes; prepared all this for vs: and geeueth vs ther-to his euerlastingeIohn. 6. e 10 Lyfe / Amen.

The XI. Chap.

MY louinge Children / and thou Famlie of Loue:Eccli. 3. a geeue-eare to mee / your Father / and lyue accordinge to my Doctrine / that it may go-well with you. ForEccli. 3. a EXo. 20. b Ephe. 6. a the Lorde will haue the Father honoured of the Children: And what the Mother biddeth or comaun­deth the Children to doo / that will hee haue kept.

2. For-that-cause / encline your EaresPro. 2. a 4. to the Woordes of my Mouth / and bowe your Vnder­standing [Page]to my Information. Geeue alwayes care to your Father.Pro. 1. a 4. a And looke also that yee contemne not your Mothers Counsell and Information. Take-heede to my Doctrine. And all what I ⁏out of Loue; doo setfourth / teach / and exhort you vnto / that print⁏ to a Seale of Life / or a Witnes of the Trueth; in your Heartes. For itPro. 4. b is your Life.

3. Feare the Lorde / the almightieEsa. 48. b 51 b God / which hath made Heauen and Earth. Pratse his Excel­lentie:Psal. 105.145 Apo. 15. a 19 a and geeue all Laude / Praise / and Honour / vnto his holie Name. For Hee is a God of all Life / eauen a God which geeueth you the Spirit orPsal. 104. c Esa. 42. a Breath.

4. Haue therfore now a Lust ⁏with all your Heart; to serue the same God / and to do his Will. And although yee knowe not his Excellentie / ne­ther-yeat can confesse Hym ⁏as hee is a God; ac­cordinge to his Cleernes / yetPsal. 37. a set your confidence ⁏neuerthelesse; on Hym: and hope alwayes vpon his Goodnes.

5. B O My Children in the Loue / submit your Soules vnder thePro. 1. a 3. a Eccli. 6. c Counsell of the Wisdom: and be not / in any-case;EXod. 17. Psal. 59. b obstinate / as is the wicked Nature of the corrupt World: but receaue my Doctrine in Lowelynes / To thend that the Wis­dom / with her verteous Nature of the Lone / may be­comIam. 1. c planted in you with Meekmindednes.

6. And therfore / To thend that yee maye inherit these holie Treasures of the godlie Riches / so geeue­ouer all your Will and Counsell / in the Will and Counsell of the Priestes ؛your Elders (punctel). For then Infourme or direct you to the same Life of Righte­ousnes: and are seruiceable to you ⁏with the godlye [Page 20]Documentes; therunto.

7. For-that-cause / see that yee1. Tes. 5. b 1. Tim. 5. b loue the Priestes / your Elders / as your owne Soule: and beHeb. 13. c obe­dient vnto them / in their Teachinge and Orders. Contend norExo. 16. a Num. 12. a 16. a murmure not against them: nether-yet deale or behaue yourselues towardes them / in any Hipocrisie orEccli. 1. d 2.5 Doublenes of heart: but let all your Counsaties / Enterprises / Purposes / Will / and deedes (whether they be then secreator manifest) ap­peere ⁏at all tymes; naked and bareEccli. 4. c before your El­ders.

8. After this maner ⁏my beloued Children; let all your Conuersation or Walkinge / beTob. 4. b in the Feare of the Lorde: and consent ⁏in no-case; to the Euell / at any tyme.

9. Also / keepe not companye with the Craftie and Wicked / that yee becom not seduced by them / to cōmit anything that is vnlawfull / Pro. 1. a 7. b Sap. 2. a 14. c or to vse any inordinate­dealinge with them: nor-yet likewise enterprise you by your-selues / the doing of any vncombly thinge: but indeuour you to order your Life and Walking / Psal. 1. a ac­cording to the Lawe of the Lorde / like-as it becometh the Children which feare God / for to do.

10. Take alwayes good-heede to yourPro. 4. c. Sap. 1. a Thoughtes / that they at no tyme conceaue anyeIer. 4. a Newes / or ap­plye them to the studye of any new Inuention: but holde them in the Bridle / accordinge to the Lawe of the Lorde: and keepe-well your Heartes / from theHeb. 12. a intisinge Sinne.

11. C O Yee Children / younge of yeares / and yee Youngmen of little Vnderstanding / geeue-eare to the WisdomPro. 2. a and Doctrine of your Father: and take his Instruction to heart.

12. Flee from the vaiue or vnprofitable Thinges of the4. Esd. 2. d 2. Pet. 1. a. wicked World: and seyerate you from thence / where men deale with falshod and deceit. But haue re­garde to the Instructions and Intelligence of the godlie Vertues: and growe-vpp eauen so / till vnto theEphe. 4. b Oldnes of the holye Vnderstandinge.

13. COnsider also on the oldeIer. 6. b Wayes of the holie Fathers / and take you their Doctrine to heart: and dispise not their Institutions. but perse­uer firmelie therin / So shall yee then bide well defend­ed / from all the SeducingeIer. 33. c d Ezech. 13. b of the false Teachers / and from all New-inuentions of Men (which di­uide and intangle them selues in so manifolde Secies or Schysmes): and lyue ⁏without Feare; in the vp­right Righteousnes.

14. If yee then applye your Heartes heer-vnto / yee shall bee well preserued from thePsal. 35. a 57 Snares of the Wicked / and from the Infelicitie of the Vngodlie.

15. FOr-that-cause / seperate you ⁏with whole Heart; from euery-thinge that hath an1. Tes. 5. b 2. Timo. 3. a apparaunce of Euell: and thinke alwayes vpon that which is right and resonable.

16. Let your Fourth-going be inPsal. 37. a Esa. 30. a b stillnes / with fewe Wordes: and occupy your MouthMat. [...]a. d Ephe. 4. c with comd­lie and fruitfull Talke.

17. Shut without your Heartes / the lightminded Behauiour / Ephe. 5. a with all his Wantonnes and fonde Toyinge: and loue the Constantie.

18. Let your FearingSap. 1. a of the Lord / be inMat. 11. c Lowe­lynes: your Loue toward God / Ecch. 7. b 1. Pet. 5. a in Humilitie: and your Vnderstanding / Sap. 1. a Mat. 10. b in all Singlenes of Heart.

19. Let not the LyesEphe. 4. c or Falshod be witnessed or spoken of you: but loue the Trueth and Righteous­nes [Page 21]/ with all your Heart.

20. BVt if yee chaunce to offende / in committ­ing any Misdeede / yet binde not ⁏in any eases your Heart theron:Eccli. 5. a nether-yet feare you or be ashamed / Eccli. 4. c d 17 to confesse the same before GodPro. 28. b Esa. 2.9. b Ier. 23. c 4. Esd. 16. g and the Prlestes ؛your Elders (punctel): but let it all appeere ⁏ap­parantlie; before Them.

21. Which Discoueringe and Confessinge of your Synnes ⁏with aEzec. 18. d 33 forrowe-bearing and repen­tant Heart; / shall be a Testymonye on your syde / that yee loue not the Synne / nor-yet destre to stand­ [...]able to her Will.

22. For whosoPsal. 32. a confesseth and leaueth his Miss­ [...]ede / hee shall obtayne Mercye:Pro. 38. b But whoso kec­ [...]eth-scilence therof / also bindeth his Heart theron / and for-that-cause; couereth or hideth the same / hee is a [...]rafty one / and a Deceauer / in his Spirit.

23. IF yee therfore at anytyme fall into the Synne / so sigh vnto God / beseeching hym [...]o beLuk. 18. a mercifull vnto you:E and make-manifest your­elues to the Wyse ؛ Leui. 13.14. a Mat. 8. a Luk. 5. b 14. a 17 Iam. 5. b your Elders (punctel) vnder the Obe­dience of the Loue: and bewayle your Transgressing / and Ignoraunce / or Fratltie / So will God then be [...]ercifull vnto you.

24. And eauen so ⁏through the Grate of God; [...]e Elders in the Communialtie of the Loue / shall receaue or help you vp againe ⁏in the Repentaunce or your Synnes;Gal. 6. a from your fall of the Sinne / and infourme and teach you / through the Seruice of the [...]e and gratious Woord / To thend that yee may [...]ease ⁏with holy Vnderstandinge; in the verteous [...]eeinge of the Loue / and so growe-vpp ther-in / to a Strength against the Sinne.

25. Thus doing with singlenes of heart / yee shall [...] becom chastised / as Disobedientons but much-more commended / as goodwilling Children / which haue a Lust vnto the good Life.

26. For / in the Confessinge of the Misdeede ( [...] such-a-one as ⁏with a sorowfull and repentan [...] Heart; bewayleth and accuseth hymself therof)2. Reg. 12. b Esa. 55. a Ioel. 2. b Ion [...]e. 2. 3 Mat. 8. b [...] becometh Grace founde before God and his Ho [...] ­ons.

27. But Such as are euell of will / and houe pleasure in their owne Minde or Goodthinking ⁏which alwayes maketh-vpp itself against the Lord and her vpright Seruice; / and therforePro. 1. a 28. b Esa. 29. b 4. Esd. 16. b hyde the Wickednes / and turne-away themselues from [...] Communlaltie of the Holyons in the Loue / Then [...] well worthy of Chastisement. It shall likewise [...] fayle to worke them Woe / when they are founde [...] their wicked Woorkes and reprooued or chastised [...] the same.

28. Howbeit / not that it shall worke them Wo [...] cause they haue dealt euel or vntustly: but / because [...] are reproued or corrected for their Wicked-doinge and that their wicked Heartes becomAct. 7. f made-know [...] vnto them. But / whoso humbleth himself [...] the Correction and Chastisinge-erudition / [...] eauen so sheweth Repentaunce2. Reg. 12. b Mat. 3. a Act. 1 d 3 e for his Sinne The same shall obtaine Mercie and Forgeeuence Sinnes.

29. F THerfore ⁏my louinge Children; refuse the chastisinge Erudition: but submit wayes your Heartes / Pro. 1. e 3. b Heb. 12. b vnder the fatherlie Correct and Discipline / wherwith yee are taught and in [...] ­med / to Ameudment / To thend that yee maye obtake [Page 22]a pure Heart / in all Loue.

30. And feare not nether-yet be you abashed / to confesse your Sinnes and Transgressions nameite / to the Elders / which are comprehended in the Com­muntaltie of the Loue / also doo administer the holie Woorde / and infourme and teach you ⁏out of the Seruice of Loue; vnto the good Life.

31. LOue therfore these Elders ؛ 1. Tes. 5. b 1. Tim. 5. b. Heb. 13. b your Fore­goers in the Loue (punctel) with all your Heart. And although they setfourth your Sines and Trans­ [...]essinge before your Eyes / or make them knowen [...]to you / yet withdrawe not yourselues ⁏for-al-that; [...]om them: but geeue ⁏at all tymes; good eare to [...]it Doctrine and Information. For theyEzech. 3.33. a warne [...]ou ⁏out of hartle Loue; of the Waye that leadeth [...]your Destruction.

32. And like-as a Mother is carefull ouer her Children / lest any harme should chaunce vnto them / or [...]y Misfortune com vpon them: Eauen so do then [...]tch and take-eare ouer yourHeb. 13. c Soules / to your [...]reseruation and Saluation.

33. BVt / when-as yee now are holpen-vpp and receaued-to-mercye ⁏to your Amen­ement; in the Seruice of the Loue / by your Elders brough the Vnderstading of the gratious Woorde; from your Fall of the Sinne:Eccli. 5. a 21. So feare then from that tyme fourth / to synne anye-more: but ⁏at all tymes; inclyne your Heart and Minde / for to be obe­dient vnto the godly Trueth / in her Seruice of the Loue: and cause not your Elders to sorowe. For an obedient ChyldePro. 10. a 15 reioyceth his Father: and is a [...]oye / in the beholdinge of his Mother.

34. G BEholde / this is ⁏assuredlie; a great De­lectation / to the Elders / and a godlye Peace / for the Youngons and Children.

35. Such a Famelye of Peace / God will blesse / and shyne therin alwayes and for-euer / with hisEsa. 60. c Apo. 21. a 22 a Light of Loue / as also make hisIohn. 14. b 2. Cor. 6. b Dwelling with the same: For It isPro. 8. d very-acceptable vnto Hym.

36. Yea to such a godfearing Famelye ⁏vnder the Obedience of the Loue; it is geeuen / toPro. 1. a 2 a Sap. 1. a vnderstand Gods secreat Wisedom: and the holye Vnderstand­inge shall flowe vnto the same.

37. The Fourth-going therof / shall be in all Loue lynes / Felicitie / and Welfare: and God ؛the Most highest (punctel) will alsoLem. 26. b 2. Cor. 6. b Apo. 21. a dwell / lyue / and walke in the same euerlastinglie / according to his Promises.

38. OMy Children / which I loue in the Loue heer-vnto [namelie / vnto all that wher-to I exhort / teach / and instruct you] applye your Heartes / and all your Mindes and ThoughtePro. 1. a 4. a Exercise you daylye in1. Tim. 4. a these good Documentes: [...] occupye yourselues in the holie Scripture.

39. Glasse your Beeing and Minde / Iam. 1. c in [...] Glasse of Righteousnes: and beholde therin / [...] manye Spottes and Wrinkels ther are year in [...].

40. When yee now haueIam. 1. c in seene and perceant your Spottes / and all what is not conformable [...] the pure Bryde of Christ: so passe then thorowe [...] Communialtie of Holyons in the Loue / and haue your communion [or vniforme-societie] with The same and becom eauen so wasshedEsa. 55. a Ezech. 36. c in her pure Water [namely / in the pureIohn. 4. b 7 d Waters of the holy Spirit [...] Loue] / To thend that yee may becom purified or p [...] ­ged / in all your Spirit and Minde.

41. BVt see that yee loue and imbrace the Wisedome / aboue all Treasures and [...]able or costliePro. 3. b Riches of this World. For ther [...] [...]-maner of Bewtie to be compared vnto her / nor­ [...]tauye Treasure orPro. 3. b 8. b Sap. 7. a Mat. 13. costlie Riches to be valewed [...] her: Therfore doth Shee ⁏of Worthynes-pare; well it all far-awaye.

42. Seeinge then that the Wisedom ؛the holye Vnderstandinge of the gratious Woorde of the [...]orde (punctel) is the bewtifullest / richestPro. 8. b Sap. 7. a / worthyest / and aboue all thinges; the most-pretious / Therfore ap­proprlate and bind-fast theron / Pro. 4. a your Heart / Soule / [...] Minde / so shall yee then assuredlie finde in expe­rence / that the Band or the Appropriatinge to the Wisedom / shall becom a great and a true Freedom unto you.

43. For I saye vnto you verely / that theIohn. 8. d Trueth [...] Christ / maketh none other free / but Such as haue [...]powsed or bound-fast their Heartes to the Wisdom the which is the Trueth or Christ hymself]: and that abide eauen so ⁏in the Seruice of the Loue;Iohn. 14. b 1. a Iam. 1. c in her Doctrine. For her Children or Disciples ⁏which per­ [...]ere-constant in the Woord of her Doctrine; re­ [...]ue and inherit the holyeAct. 2. a Spirit of the most-high God. Therfore is also theSap. 7. c Spirit of the holy Vnder­standinge / comprehended in the Wisedom.

The XII. Chap.

INstruct vs ⁏wee beseech thee; A [...] Father: What / or what-maner-of-thinge this vpright Wisedom is / wherof the speakest?

The XIII. Chap.

The XIIII. Chap.

The XV. Chap.

THe trueIohn. 1. a 17. Light (vnderstande it / my Soune) is the euerlastinge Life itself:A and by them to whom it is com or manifested / in the Obedience of the gratious Woorde and his Seruice of Loue / it intoIohn. 1. a a Light of Men / to the Presernation in the Godlynes / of all such as [Page 36]beleeue therin.

2. Thissame true Light / Pro. 8. c Eccli. 24. b Iohn. 1. a hath his Originall or Fourth-cominge out of the louelie Beeinge / and true Minde of the eternall and lininge God: and therfore it is also the eternall Life itself.

3. This true Light and eternall Life / bring­eth with hym theHeb. 5. a Mercye-seate of the kingelie Malestie ⁏which is / 1. Iohn. 4. a 5. God / Christ / and the Holy­coste itself; / also all spirituall TreasuresCol. 2. a and hea­uenlye Riches / and all Loue and Peace / in the Godlynes.

4. And eauen so ⁏ out of this high Maiestie of God; doth this true Light shewe-fourth his Ser­uice / through the illuminatedAct. 2.3.4.5 6. &c. 2. Cor. 4. a 2. Pet. 1. b 1. Iohn. 1. a or godded Man / with whom the Most-highest ⁏through the selfsame Light and his Seruice; is also manned: Wit­nessinge and declaringe / how that the true Light / consisteth not in the knowinge of This or That. but is an vpright and true Beeinge of GodIohn. 17. c / and his eternall Life.

5. Whosoeuer now therfore ⁏through the Ser­uice of the holye and gratious Woorde; becometh comprehended of this true Light / in the Loue / and in the Obedience of her Seruice / and is growen-vpp eauen so therin / till vnto the manlyeEphe. 4. b Oldnes of Christ andMat. 13. f taught in such-sort to the Kingdom of Heauen / Hee ministreth-fourth then the same / accor­dinge to the true Beeinge.

6. Not ⁏verelye; for that anyman should haue onite the Knowledge therof: but that they all ⁏which heare / beleeue / and are obedient to the Seruice of the holie Woord; mought becom2. Pet. 1. a partakers ⁏Ephe. 4. c in the Renewinge of their Spirit and Minde; of [Page]the same trueIohn. 1. a 3. c. 8. b. 12. d Light / and of his vpright and louelye Beeing andIohn. 17. e Ephe. 3. b incorporated ⁏with their inward Mans vnto the same. and that they should eauen so lyue and walke in the same1. Iohn 1. a 2. Light / in all Loue.

7. BVt / the False Light / is the Imagination of the Knowledg or the RichesGen. 3. a of the Knoweledge itselfe / which men ⁏out of their Ingeniousues or Humaine-prudentie; take vnto them / ere-euer that they haue bene obedient vnto / and fulfilled ⁏til-vnto the second BirthRom. 6. a from the Dead; the holie and gra­tious Woorde / in the Seruice of his foregoing Tes­tament. With which false Light / all wicked Nature / and all goodthinkinge Men and false Heartes of the Seripturelearned andIer. 14. b 33. c vnsent Preachers / together with such as turne them away frō the true Doctrine / seruinge to the Vnitie of the Heart in the Loue / and eauen so take-on the false Light / or geeue-fourth them­selues through the same / to be Teachers and Minis­ters of the Woorde / or to be esteemed and hearde for Such / haue in all aygesMat. 21. d 26. Act. 21. d 24.25 persecuted the Vpright-heartes. belyed and defamed them with false matters. yea / and also iudgedSap. 2. b Act. 3. b. 7. f or condemned them for Sedu­cers and wicked Men.

8. Seeinge then that the false Light / hath not his Ministration vnto the seconde Birth or Renewings of the Life / for to lyue and walke ⁏with an vpright Hearte and a meckeminded Spirit; in all Loue and Concorde: and that it bringeth with it / all Presumpie­ous-boldnes and Lyes / and all Infamye / Sclaunder and Contempt / ouer the vpright Heartes / Therfort do all false Heartes and vnregeneratedIer. 6. b 8. a Seripture­learned; which are arrogant and prowde / in these minde of the owne Wisedom; / and all such / as ⁏with [Page 37]an vnrenewed Heart / and falseCol. 2. c Holynes / or shewe of God seruice; administer the ceremonie Seruices therout / and set-forwarde or maintaine the same in Dissention / gladlie take-on and imbrace the same: and also busilie applye them ther-in / with a feruent zeale nearnestnes. For ther-vnder they can best-of-all ⁏be­fore all vnlighted People; couer their wicked Nature / Mat. 23. c and the falshod of their Heartes: and get theMat. 6. a 23. a Esti­macion at mens handes / that they haue the right Doctrine / and that they do no wrouge / in their Perse­cution / Sciaunder / and Lyes or Euel-speakinge a­gainst the Vpright-of-heare.

9. But they will not humble themselues obedientlie vnto the trueIohn. 3. c Light / nor-yet by Those / wher through The same and his vpright Doctrine becometh admi­nistred / vnder the Obedience of the Loue: butIohn. 7. a 15. b hate the true Light / and also the vpright Doctrine / that be­cometh taught out of the same. And for this cause they hate the true Light / and the godlie Seruice of his Docirine / namely: because their wicked Heartes becomIohn. 3. c chastised ther-by and their vngodlie Woorkes and false Witnessinges made-knowen vnto them. and also / for that they areIer. 23. c not sent of God / for to teach.

10. WHeare now therfore thissame RichesIer. 8. a. 23. c d. of the Knowledg (aboue rehearsed) is talgninge.C and receaued or taken-on ⁏by the false heartes of the Scripture-learned / and by the pre­sumpteous-bolde or prowde selfwise and goodthink­inge Men; for a LightEzech. 13. b of the true Wisedom: and that also any Seruice of the Woord / becometh set­fourth and administred by them / for an holie Woord many Seruice / for a right God seruice / theare is then [Page]the same Ministration false: For it stretcheth no far­der / but to the breedinge ofMat. 24. a 2. Cor. 3. a [...] 3. b Schysme / Parcialitie and Sedition amonge the People: Wher through each Sece or Congregation / or the vnilluminated vnsent Teachers of the same / busye and applie them verye earnestlie about the profounde Knowledge of the Scriptures or high Vnderstandinges / accordinge to the [...] 4. a pleasinge ether contentation of Men / or about a paintedCol. 2. c 2 Tim. 3 a Holynes or false Righteousnes according to the Fleash or outward Apparannce / that hath ⁏be­fore the fleashlie-minded; a Shewe of Righteousnes: But inwardite / theirMat. 23. c Luk. 16. b Nature or Minde is full of Iniquitye / and full of all false Witnessyuges / a­gainst Gods gratious Woord / and his Ministers: and they are not eis-what / but a Nest of Deueis / and of all wicked Spirites.

11. Therfore suerly / the Riches of the Knowledg ⁏in all false Heartes of the Scripture-learned / and in all presumpteous or arrogant Self-wise; is the false Spirit1. [...] 4. b of Antichrist / which ⁏through his shew of outward Holynes / and greate knowledge in the Scripture; worketh a secreat2. [...] 2. a Iniquitie: and esteem­eth himselfs as more woorthy then the Loue and her Seruice / and aboue the Wisdom of God / or the byright Life; to bee the Spirit of the full Wisedom itself.

12. Seeing now then that it all is nothinge-els but Knowledge / and a painted or coloured Holynes and not the vpright Beeing of the Loue / nor the godlie Nature of Christ / So is it likewise a false and de­ceiptfull Light: Yea so false and deceitfull / that all simple and [...] 3. c. d Ezeck 3. b vnlighted Peope (which gladlie court to haue [...] the praise at Mens handes / that their Cause [Page 38]is vpright / and haue not ⁏with all their Heart; their re­sect bent to the Seruice of the Loue ⁏whose Admini­stration tendeth to the euerlastinge Life / Iohn. 1. a which is a true Light of Men; / for to becomeIohn. 17. c Ephe. 3. b 2. Pet. 1. a incorporated or im­pianted obedientlie ⁏accordinge to the inward Man; vnto the same true Beeing) becom therwith seduced orMat. 24. c 2. Tim. 3. a 2. Pet. 2. a Iudae. 1. b begyled. also captiued with manifolde Diuistons and Sectes. and so brought into manifolde Mise­nes / Thraldoms and Calamities.

13. Neuertheles in all thissame / so hath heerto ⁏ea­uen in generall; euery sondry Sect or Opinlated-as­sembite ⁏in their Vnderstanding of the Knowledge; their respect bent to the false Light: and they minister-fourth the same likewise / as-though Thatsame / were2. Reg. 22. b Ier. 8. a 23. c Ezec. 13. b the Woorde of the Lordel. and the Illumination of the holye Spirit. Wher through the common People becom so bewitched / that theyIohn. 10. d cōtemne the true Light / also enuye and speake-euell by the Seruice of Loue and the Minister of the same / and byde altogetherEphe. 4. b estraunged from the vpright Beeinge of the highest God and Christ.

14. THis false Light / and Hee that is seduced and begiled therby. and also ⁏in his Good­thinking; clymmed-vpp on-high therwith: and doth not turne him about obedientlie therfrō / to the single­mynded Childehod. and to the Seruice of the Loue / The same will not / nether desireth to heareEsa. 30. b nor beleeue anyman / that ⁏vnder the Obedience of the Loue; doth witnes the Trueth of the true Light: noryet standeth­bent to haue regard to Gods true Beeing / nor to Him / which ⁏with his Spirit and Minde;Iohn. 17. c 2. Pet. 1. a is of vniforme­beeing therwith / but onlie to that which becometh ima­gined in him by the Knowledg ؛that false Light (punctel).

15. D THe Originall from whence this false Light springeth / or frō whence his Com­inge moreedeth / is out of the vnbeleeuing or douefull3. Reg. 13. b Rom. 1. After-surmisinge and Curious-scanninge / which the Man ⁏through his ingenious prudentie; taketh-to-him / ouer the holy Vnderstanding of the Wisdom of God and his Testimonies / or to take and inter­preat the same to the worst.

16. Hys Treasures of Wisedom ⁏which the false Light bringeth with hym; are these:Rom. 1. d Gal. 5. c [...]. Tim. 6. a Tit. 3. a [...] 3. b Variaunce / Renting / or Diuision / and discordable Disputations about vnprofitable Argumentes / which are not to be discussed / nether do men growe to any ende therin / by the Knowledge.

17. WHose false Beeinge / is the Deuell / the Antichrist / the wicked Spirit / the King­dom of Hell / and the Malestie of the Deuell himself wherthrough all Falshod and Deceit becometh in [...] mixed / among the Children of Men. and the Know­ledge of the godlye Misteries / more meditated and laboured-for / then the Obedience to the good Life of the same.

The XVI. Chap.

The XVII. Chap.

The XVIII. Chap.
My beloued Children / and thou Famelie of Loue: All the Dayes of your Life / see that yee pray eueryPsal. 87. a Esa. 26. a Morninge vnto the Lorde / that hee will vouchsake to keepe and preserue you. And let eueryone pray eauen­thus:

O Lorde God heauenlye Father / A thou which art my God. and a God of all the Worlde: I thy Creature ؛ Gen. 1. c 2. a Psal. 95. a 100. the Woorke of thy Handes (punctel) praye and make-supplicati­on before thee / and before thyne excellent Maiestie / that thou wilt keepe mee this Daye and at all tymes / vnder thePsal. 17.36.61. [...] 3. a. 91. a Mat. 23. d Wynges of thy Loue / Sap. 7.9 1. Cor. 1. a Iam. 3. b illuminate mee with thy Wisedom / Iohn. 14. c instruct mee with thy Trueth / Pro. 1. a Iccli. 1.2. b nurtour and sustaine mee with thy Feare / andIohn. 16. b guyde mee with thy holie Spirit / that I in any-case ⁏O my God; enterprise not in any of all my Dealinge and Walking / the dooing of any euell orMat. 15. b Iphe. 5. a vncomly thing: conceaue nor pretend anyPsal. 15. a 26. a wicked-thing in my Heart: speake noEphe. 4. c 5. a Col. 3. b 4. a vnlawfull nor vndecent Woordes with my Mouth: marke nothinge with mynePro. 4. c Eyes to de­ceitfulnes: heare nothinge with myne Eares / that should seduce mee from thy most-holie Seruice of the Loue: occupye or doo nothinge with myne Handes / that is vniust: nor walke with my Feete / Pro. 1. a in any vnlawfull or vnright Wayes / To thende that I ⁏O mostholie God; enterprise not / nor-yet deale-in any­thing / that is against thine Honour / or the LoueMat. 7. b of my Neighbour: nether-yet take anythinge in-hande / wherthrough I mought becom tourninge-awaye / from the godlie Doctrine of thyEsa. 2. a Ier. 31. d 33. b holye Woorde and Seruice vnder the Obedience of thy Loue: but chastise and teach meePsal. 94. b with the Lawe of thy Com­maundementes.

2. B Eauen-thus ⁏O my God; humble my Heart ⁏with thy Chastisement and Information; vnder thy Righteousnes / To thende that I may walke ⁏vn­der the Obedience of thy Loue; in thy Wayes / all the Dayes of my Life. honour thyne holye Name / in thy [Page 46]peaceable Pathes. laude and praise the. shew-fourthPro. 3. b e Mat. 7. b all Good towardes my Neighbour. deale and be­haue myself with all Men / Rom. 12. b Heb. 12. b 13. peaceablie and vpright­lie. keepe my Mouth / from speaking of allMat. 12. d Ephe. 4. c 5. a Col. 3. b vnnurte­red, vnedifying, and vnaduised Woordes. and order and vse all my Doinges and Leauinges / to a good Exercise and1. Cor. 14. b c Edifyinge of my Neighbour.

3. O Most-gratious Father: Let my Pray­er in all This / Psal. 54. a 55. a 88.102.130. becom hearde of thee. and my Supplication / enter into thyne Eares: and holde alwayes thy mercifullPsal. 33. b 34. Eyes ouer mee: and teach mee without ceassinge ⁏O Lorde; with the Rod ofPro. 3. b Apo. 3. c thy Discipline / To thende that I turne mee not asyde into any Bywayes / Psal. 141. a from thee / and that my Heart thelyne hym not to theTob. 3. b Lightmindedons / and so forget thee.

4. KEepe mee ⁏O my God; C from all Gynnes and subtillPsal. 140 141. Suares of the Wicked / from all Bloud-thirstyonsPro. 1. b Sap. 2. a b / and Violent-oppressours / and from all Workers-of-mischeef: that I becomEsa. 26. e not destroyed nor swallowed-vp by the Vngodlie.

5. O louinge Lorde / preserue mee also from all the deceitfullPsal. 73. a 74. a 91. a 1. Iohn. 2. c Contrary-spirites vnto thy mostholie Seruice of Loue / To thend that I becomMat. 24. b c not ⁏at any tyme; seduced or lead-away from thy Woorde and Seruice of Loue / nor from thy louelie Beeinge.

6. O Lorde / Lorde / my God ⁏thou which art an vn­thaungeable1. Tim. 6. b Iam. 1. b Light / a most-constant Wisedom / and an eternall, true, and lyuinge God; Bee thou thyself ⁏I beseech thee;Esa. 60. Ephe. 5. b 1. Iohn. 4. a my Light / in these perreious tymes / to-thende that I malke not inIohn. 1. a 8.12. Darknes.

7. Be likewise ⁏O God; D my Knowledge / 1. Cor. 1. c Wysdom / and Vnderstanding / To thend that I ⁏through any­maner [Page]of Ignoraunce / or through myne owne1. Cor. 1. b 2. 3 Self-wisedom; seduce or begile not myself / nor-yet become arrogante or prowde: but delyuerPsal. 140. a Mar. 6. b mee from the wicked Nature: and keepe mee vnder thy Night-haud / That I perish not in the Plages of theEsa. 47. b Apo. 18. a Vngodlye.

8. Sustaine and succour my Minde ⁏in allPsal. 94. b Pa­cience; against all wicked and vnchristen or lyinge Men / and against all falsePsal. 62. a 64. Spirites / by whom I chaunce ⁏at any-tyme; to becom tempted and as­saulted: and leade mee ⁏through thy Seruice of Loue; in allPsal. 25. a Iohn. 16. b Trueth. Amen.

The XIX. Chap.
My beloued Children / and thou Famelye of Loue: Forgett in no-wyse / to praye eneeye EueningePsal. 22. c 118. c 140. b vnto the Lorde / that hee ⁏in the Night of your Sleape; will bouchsafe to keepe you / and prese [...]ue you from all De­struction. And let eueryone praye eauen-thus:

I Pranse thee / O Lorde God hea­uenlie Father:A whose Woorkes / are allGen. 1. d 2. a. Eccli. 39. c d vp­right / holie / and good. For / in like-maner / as the Daye maketh-manifest hymself / and hath his conuenient Ctreuyte: and euery Daye bringeth-fourth hisEccle. 3. a Time / for to labour in the same (according as the time requireth) about that which isEphe. 4. c profitable / right / and meete / to a good Orderinge of all thinges (like-as thou ⁏O holie Father; hastPsal. 8. a geeuen the same vnder the handes of the Children of Men): Eauen so doth the Night also make-manifest itself / to a conure [Page 47]nient Rest / Gen. 1. b To thende that the Man should than sleape / and rest-him / from all Trauell and Labour.

2. Seeinge now that this Daye is passed by mee / and that the Night approcheth / So will I therfore ⁏O Lorde God heauenlie Father; geeue my-self to the Rest (accordinge to all thy good Ordinaunce) in thy holyeCol. 3. c Name.

3. B HOwbeit / whilst that ⁏in the Sleape of my Rest; the Sight of myne Eyes / and the Vnderstandinge of my Life and Minde / shall be closed or shut-to / So pray I thee ⁏O holye Father; that thou wiltPsal. [...] keepe mee / from all what is destructio­nable / and preserue mee / from all Perrell that mought happen to the endamaginge of my Soule. For I will laye mee downe / and rest mee ⁏O my God; in Thee: and shall not ⁏in my Sleape; knowe anythinge of Thee / or of My-self.

4. But thynePsal. 33. b 34. Eyes are alwayes wakefull ouer all thy Seruauntes: and Thou art aPsal. 62. a Esa. 26. a Fortresse / and a vigilant Powre / ouer all them that feare Thee. For thy Life and Minde / Psal. 12.1. a doth nether sleape nor slumber.

5. THerfore ⁏O holye Father; be thou in this Night ⁏and in all the Nightes of my Rest; a good Watchman ouer my Soule and Bodye / and ouer all that which is committed and put-in-trust ⁏to be well ordered; vnder my Handes.

6. O Lorde / Lorde:C Be alwayes ⁏I beseech thee; Psal. watchfull ouer vs: and ⁏as a stronge God; be our Defender and Keeper. For our Enemies go rounde-about vs / and our Aduer sariesMat. 12. c Luk. 11. c 1 Pet. 5. rest them not / Day nor Night / in seekinge to destroy vs: Yea / all wicked Nature raygeth / andPsal. 35. b [...] gnasheth his Teeth at vs / [Page]and wolde gladly deuour vs.

7. But thou ⁏O my God; hast the Powre and Pos­sibilitie / Mat. 6. b to keepe-of and chase-away all the Wicked and Vngodly from mee. and to preserue and saue mee ؛thy Hand-worke (punctel) from allPsal. 138. a Destruction.

8. SEeinge then that I ⁏O holye Father; haue not the powre for to keepe nor yet to saue my­self / Therfore will I ⁏O my God;Psal. 25. b 31. commit myself in trust vnto thee / O God Father / eauē vnto thy Powre and Mercifulnes: and eauen so geeue myself to the Sleape / and rest mee in thee / O God ⁏my Saluation; / vntill that IEphe. 5. b awake againe in thee: and maye eauen-so alwayes and for euer / Psal. 145. a Col. 3. a laude and thanke thee ⁏in thy holy Daye of Loue; through Iesus Christ / our Lorde. Amen.

The XX. Chap.

My beloued Children / and thou Famelye of Loue:A If yee will becō faith­full Seruauntes of God / in the Seruice of the gratious Woorde vnder the Obedi­ence of the Loue / So prepare your Soules thenEccli. 2. a to the Temptatiō. And when yee are tempted or assault­ed / for to bee plucked-away ⁏iutisinglie; from the Loue of God and her vpright Beeinge / and to yealde your consent to the Sin̄e and her Ministers / ThenEccli. 2. a Heb. 12. a stand­fast in Pacience / and shrink-not-away: to thende that yee ⁏growing-vpp in the vpright Beeing of the Loue; may becom stronge against theRom. 6. b Heb 12. a Iam. 1. a Syune / and against all that which is not Gods / and so alwayes becom stronger and stronger.

2. BVt whilst now that the Man is yeat ⁏in the meane-tyme; heald-captiue with the Body of Death clothed with the4. Esd. 2. f lud. e. 1. b mortall Garment and bewrapped with the earthlie and cōsumeable Thinges: and must for-that-cause yeat daylie / deale and haue-to-do with theMat. 12. c Luk. 11. c 1. Pet. 5. a. Euemies ether Aduersaries of the Life or Christ (which daylie inuade / tempt / and assault hym on euery-syde / for to plurk hym ⁏with hisIam. 1. b Will; after their deadlieRom. 6. b 8. Gal. 5. b Lustes and Destres): So can­not the Man ⁏in his Youngues of the holie Vnder­standinge / or in his Weaknes of the godlye Righte­ousnes; well ouercom or preuayle ⁏at the first; in theEccli. 2 a Battaill of the same Assaultinges / withoutRom. 7. a b stum­bling or fallinge but well / in hisRom. 8. a Gal. 2. c Oldnes of the holye Vnderstandinge.

3. AGainst these Assaultinges / the Man ought ⁏in his Youngnes; to learne toMat. 16. c Luk. 9. c. 14. c take-vpp hys Crosse on hym to followe-after Christ ؛his Sa­niour (punctel) in his like SufferingRom. 6. a 1. Pet. 2. c. 4. a and death of the Crosse and to shewe-fourthEccli. 2. a Heb. 12. a Iam. 1. a Pacience ⁏with Christ; against all the Assaultinges / vntill that all the Enemies or Aduersaries of the louelie Life / through theRom 6. a 1. Cot. 15. f Death of Christ [that is / in maner of sufferinge] be vtterlye vanquished: and that hee eauen so is growen vpp / tho­rough the Death or Together-sufferinge of Christ [which is the daylyNum. 28. Heb. 9. b Oblatiō in the Holy] to the Old­aigeEphe. 4. b of the Man Christ and entred ⁏through the se­conde BirthIohn. 3. a Rom. 6. a from the Dead; into the euerlastinge Life. Which Passaige or Waye to the euerlastinge Life / wee haue witnessed and figured-fourth distince­lie and cleerlie / in the Figure of the true and spirituall Tabernacle / and in other-moe places / in the Glasse of Righteousnes.

4. B EAuen-thus / my beloued Children / and thou Famelie of Loue / together with all yee Dis­ciples of the gratious Woorde / in the Seruice of the Loue / and all yee Louers of the Trueth / and good­willinge Heartes to the Testimonies of the holye Spirit of Loue / Let it not be tedious vnto you / to shew-fourthAba. 2. a Luk. 21. b Reb. 10 d Pacience for a little tyme / when-as the euell Thinges [namelie / the euell Inclinations and the deadlie Enemies of the Life] make them vp in you / andHeb. 12. a 1. Let. 5. a assault or tempt you / for to turne you away from the good Will that yee haue to the godlie Bee­iuge / vnder the Obedience of the Loue.

5. For / after a little tymeTob. 3. b Esa. 54. a. b of your distresse / afflicti­on / and angwish or heauynes / the Lorde will bringe his Christ [that is his best-beloued and most-holye Beeinge] in Powre and Glorye / vnto you: as alsoPsal. 91 a Rom. 16. b tread-downe in you / and laye vnder your Feete / all your Enemies (which are also Aduersaries of the godlie Beeinge) that haue ⁏with all Vnrighteous­nes; dwelled in you / raigned ouer you / and brought all disquieenes / tedious-trauell / and veration vnto you.

6. YEa / eauen so will God now in these last Dayes / out of his heartie Loue ⁏to the BlessingGen. 22. b Esa. 35. b and Saluation of the Man / according to the Promises; take-in his Howse and Iuheritaunce ⁏to his Habitation;Esa. 42.49.51 Ier. 23. a 33. b with Righteousnes: and let you beholde ⁏with the Eyes of a pureMat. 5. a Heart; wher-to hee hathGen. 1. c 2. a created / chosenEphe. 1. a 2. b / and loued you.

7. For yee shall euidentlie see / and / inRom. 6. a maner-of-suffering ⁏through the Sufferinge of Christ; right-well perceaue / and finde-in-experience / that God / with his Christ / and Holye-gost / and with the hea­uenlie [Page 49]Fellowship of all the Holyōs / willLeui. 26. b 2. Cor. 6. b Apo. 21. a inhabit with you / and lyue and walke in you. and that Hee assured­lie is your GodIer. 31. d Eze. 37. c / and yee his People. For Hee hath chosen none other Howse norIer. 7. a b Temple / for his Habit­ation / 1. Cor. 3. b 6 2. Cor. 6. b but you / O yee godlye Children / or Commu­nialtie of the Loue.

8. THerfore ⁏O yee elected1. Pet. 2. a Children of God; For thissame Loues sake of your God ⁏wherwith Hee loueth you; C like-as Hee is now exten­dinge the same / in theseIer. 31. d Ioel. 2. c Act. 2. b last Dayes ⁏accordinge to his Promises; in manifolde-sort and aboundantlie / on you / So geeue God now hysEsa. 40. a Mat. 3. a 11. b Roome: and thrust or keepe Hym not off from his O welling / in thissame Daye of your Sanctification.

9. Suffer not your selues to beRom. 12. c vanquished by the Wicked / nor seduced by any1. Iohn. 2. c Contrarye-spirites to our mostholye Seruice of the Loue: but in Pacience / Rom. 12. c vanquish the Euell with the Good.

10. For / with the holie Spirit of the Loue / yee are able to resist / keepe-off / and quench-out / all Seduce­inges risingEphe. 4. b through the Wylye-craftynes of Men / wherwith they inuade you / for to catch and seduce you.

11. But if yee chaunce to offende in anye-thinge / or that yee becom somtymesGen. 3. a begyled through subtiltie. and soGal. 6. a plucked-away from the holye Minde of the godlie Doctrine of the holy Spirit of Loue (whether it be then through your owne Wisdom / or through any Venym that yee receaue of the viperous Generation / which ⁏through the Imagination of the Knowledge; soweth nothingels but mortall SeedesMat. 13. d Luk. 8. c / and Weedes ⁏to an Intangleing; amonge the Children of Men) / yet bide not ⁏for-al-that; lyinge in the deadlie Ve­uym:Eccli. 21. a but stand-vpp agayne / and repent / and refreash [Page]or renewe your Minde in the godlye Doctrine / which ⁏through the Spirit of the louelie Beeinge of God; becometh witnessed and taught in our most-holye Seruice of the Loue / So shall not theu the deadlieGen. 3. a Mar. 16. b Venym of the viperous Generation / nor your owne Wisedom / destroye you / nor-yet shall yee dye of their Woundes. but becom eured there-of / and made-whole againe: and go-fourth eauen so alwayes obe­dientlie ⁏accordinge to the Requiring of the gratious Woorde and of his Seruice of Loue / and accordinge to the Counsell of the Elders of the holy Vnderstand­inge; in the verteousMat. 7. b 22. Nature of the Loue ؛the most­holie Beeinge (punctel) / vntill that yee ⁏with all your Heart and Minde; areEphe. 3. b Col. 2. a established and strengthned Ther­in / and that God aloue haue the Dominion.

12. D BVt if it now so comtopas / O yee beloued Heartes ⁏yee deerlie-beloued Children of the holie Spirit of Loue; thatEccli. 21. a anyoue should chaunce to synne / or ouerreach hymself in any-thinge: and per­ceaue / that hee (by reason of hisIohn. 15. a 2. Cor. 3. a vnablenes or weak­nes) were fallen / Yet let not the same (whilst hee yeat ⁏in his Youngnes; stādeth vnder the Discipline of the holie Spirit of Loue) suffer hymself to be iudged nor1. Iohn. 3. c condemned / by his Conscience / nor-yet ⁏on the other syde; makeEccli. 5. a small account of the Sinne / and so run̄e­on lightmyndedlye therwyth: but let hymEccli. 4. a Heb. 13. b humble hymself to the Elders or Ministers of the Woorde in the Seruice of the Loue / and suffer hym to be re­fourmed andMat. 18. b instructed by them / in the gratious Woorde and hys Seruice of Loue: Those shall thenGal. 6. a Iam. 5. b healp him vp againe from his Fall / and direct hym ⁏aright; vnto the Waye of Life.

13. But let no-man iudge Hymself / mitch-lesse then Another: For wee haue ⁏in our Communialtie of the Loue; a true Iudge / Iesus Christ ؛ Esa. 33. c Zach. 9. a 14. a our Lorde and Ringe (punctel) / which executeth the rightPsal. 90. b Esa. 42. a Iudg­ment of his Father / according to the Trueth.

14. The same iudgethEsa. 11. a not after the Sight or Iudgment of Men / nor out of anye Imagination of the Knowledge / like as a Man iudgeth: but hee iudgeth with an vprightEsa. 11. a 42. [...] Iudgment / out of the true Beeinge of his Father.

15. Hee is vnto vs ⁏in all our Walkinge;Psal. 36 a Iohn. 4. b a Foun­taine of Life / and to a Making-alyue of vs all / Sap. 16. b against the Death and the deadlie Venyme of the Sinne.

16. Wee haue also ⁏through Hym; a daylieNum. 28. a Heb. 9. a Of­feringe in the Holye of his spirituall and true Ta­bernacle.

17. Into which Holie / hee is gon before vs: and ther-in Hee hymself bearethEsa. 53. b Iohn. 1. d 1. Pet. 2. c 4. a our Synnes / through his Sufferinge and Death of the Crosse. Wher­through Hee sheweth or teacheth vs the vpright Offer­inge for our Syunes: and prepareth for vs eauen so a free Entraunce with Hym / Heb. 10. b into the Holye / to an eternall and liuinge Waye.

18. E WHen wee now are entred into this Holye / with Hym / so manneth hee then hymself with vs / to an Implantinge of vs in hym / with the likeRom. 6. a Death of his Crosse / for to cru­ciste and slaye eauen so ⁏through his Sufferinge and Death; the sinfull Fleash / Gal. 5. c with his Lustes and Desyres.

19. Through which daylie God-seruice andNum. 28. a Heb. 9. a Offer­ing / in the Holy ⁏in the taking vpp of our Crosse; in theMat. 16. c Mar. 8. d [Page]Imitation of Christ / in his Death / wee obtaine theAct. 13. c 1 Ieb. 9. b Remission of Synnes.

20. From which Death ⁏that wee soRom. 6. a dye or passe­thorowe with Christ; wee arise2. Tim. 2. b or stand-vpp againe with Hym and all his Holyons (which Hee ⁏eauen like as Vs; hath1. Cor. 6. o 1. Pet. 1. b Heb. 9. b Apo. 5. a bought and fanctified with his Bloud): and becom eauen so godded with the eternall / liuinge / and almightie Godeas true Children of God vnto Hym; in all IoneEsa. 35.52. b Rom. 8. b and Glorye / for to possesse heyrlikeMat. 25. d the Kingdom of God and Christ / in the euerlastinge Life / accordinge to theEphe. 1. a Promises: ea­uen-like as the Scripture mentioneth vnto vs.

21. F FOr-that-cause ⁏my beloued Iufances in the Loue; forsake not ⁏in any-wise;Mat. 16. c Mar. 8. d Luk. 14. c the Crosse of Christ / nor his Gulft or Meate-offeringe: nor-yet heape you vp to yourselues / one SinneEcch. 5. a vpon ano­ther: but take-vppMat. 16. c 1. Pet. 2. c 4. a your Crosse: followe-aftter Christ / the Scoole-of-grace: becom implanted to Hym / bap­tised in hysRom. 6. a Gal. 3. c Act. 2. d 3. c Death / washed with his Bloud / and so purged / to the Forgeeuing of your Synnes.

22. Doubt nor dispaire not of your Saluation: nor-yet becom youEsa. 35.41.43 feeble-minded in your Spirit. Feare not also / although your Synnes ⁏which make-vpp themselues against you; be many and many folde [...] and although that you finde your-selues yeat infirme and weake: but beEsa. 35. a of good cheere / and bide alwayesEcch. 2. a Mat. 24. b Heb. 12. a stedfast in the good Will.

23. For wee haue / ouer our mostholye Seruice of the Loue ⁏and ouer all such as humble them ther­vnder; a gratious and mercifull God / which know­eth well what wee are1. Cor. 10. b able to do. Hee doth also right­well see-into and beholde the Heart / what wee theare will and desire.

24. If wee then desire in our Youngnes and Weaknes / to lyue ⁏with whole Heart; in Gods holye Beeinge: and yet notwithstandinge stumble / stagger or fall someimes / Rom. 7. b against our will / So loketh Hee in like-maner ⁏with gratious Eyes; on our Iufirmitie or Weaknes. Yea / Hee hymself hath alsoHeb. 2. b 5. a. Compassi­on with vs in our Weaknes and Smartes: and bea­reth ⁏with PacienceRom. 2. a and Longe-sufferinge; our Synnes: requiringe no more of vs / then wee are able to do.

25. SEeinge now then that wee ⁏ G in thissame Daye of the Loue; haue obtayned such Grace and Mercye / before the Mosthighest / so take then good-heede ⁏Oyee chosen Holyons of God; to hissameEsa. 49. 2. Cor. 6. a gratious Tyme / to the Purginge of your Spirit andEphe. 4. e Minde / vnder the Obedience of the Loue: and ceasse not toLuk. 18. a Rom. 12. b sigh and praye vnto your God / vntill that yee haue fealt and tasted in your Spirit ⁏with Eyes of pureMat. 5. a Heartes; the Refreash­ing from the cleere and vncouered2. Cor. 3. b 4. a Face of Christ.

26. WHerfore / when-as now your stumbling and fallinge / becometh daylye figured very great and horrible before you: and that yee for­that-cause ⁏beeinge wofull of heart; feele yeatOze. 13. b 1. Cor. 15. f the Prickinges of the Synne / the Dartes of the Death / and the Condemnation of the Hell / or beare the same / with angwish; in your Heartes / Yet feare not / nor the dismayed in your Heartes:Esa. 35. a 41. but shewe-fourthHeb. 10. d lam. 1. a Pacience: and1. Pet. 2. c 4. a. followe-after Christ / in his Suffer­inge.

27. For those are the DayesDan. 12. b Mat. 24. c of Affliction / Hea­ [...]yes / and Death / wher-in Christ hath gon before you / in the Holye / for to prepare you ⁏through the­sameRom. 6. a Heb. 9. b [Page]Death of the Crosse; the euerlastinge For­geeuenes and Redemption of Synnes: as ther is before saide.

28. In this tyme of your Sufferinge and An­gwish ⁏with Christ; for your Synnes cause / geeue your-selues daylyeLuk. 11. b 18. Rom. 12. b vnto Prayer: (Leaue not of to praye vnto God / vntill that yee ⁏through the holye Spirit of Loue; becom at-peace in your ConscienceEphe. 3. b 4 c incorporated with your Spirit and Minde / to the louelie Beeinge of God and2. Cor. 1. a comforted eauenso by God ⁏in the Communialtie of the Loue; in your Heartes:) And let eueryone praye vnto God ⁏Iohn. 4. c in the Spirit; after this maner

The XXI. Chap.

O Lorde God / A heauenly Father ⁏O God / full of allEXo. 34. a Psal. 86.103.145 Grace / Goodnes / and Mercye; thou which hast promisedEsa. 1. c 55. a. Ier. 3. b 4. a 31. Ezec. 18. c 33. b Ioel. 2. b and assured thy Grace / and Forgeeuenes of Sinnes / vnto all them that ⁏with repentant Heartes; turne them vnto thee / Be nowLuk. 18. b gratious vnto mee / O holy Father / and forgeeue mee my Synnes: purgePsal. 51. b my Heart from the Iniquitie / and wash-awaye all myne Offences.

2. OH / how wo andPsal. 31. b sorowfull am I / in my Soule: and how gree5uouslie am I stree­ken and wounded in my Minde / for my Synnes cause:

3. O God ⁏my Lorde and Father; rememberPsal. 79. a not / I beseech thee ⁏in thy righteous Iudgment; the ma­nifolde-sort of my Synnes: but thinke vpon the Grace of thy heartie Mercyfulnes / which thou hast promised and assured to thy Howse of Loue. namely / that thou wiltPsal. 89. d Esa. 54. a neuermore withdrawe thy Grace and Mercye from vs / nor from anye of them all / thatLeuit. 26 a Deut. 28. a geeue or submitt themselues vnder the Seruice and Counsell of thy Howse of Loue.

4. WHerfore ⁏O holye Father; B seeinge that wee ⁏in theseIoel. 2. c Act. 2. b last Dayes; haue founde such Grace / Fauour / and Mercie ⁏which shall endure for­euer; before thine Eyes / that thou wilt2. Patal. 6. not ⁏at anye tyme; world-without-ende / reiect vs our Sin̄es cause but teach and informe vs ⁏as a gratiousPro. 3. b Heb. 12. b Father; with manliePsal. 94. b Chastisement / to Amendement: Healp vs thē now ⁏O holie Father / in our Neede and Miserye / when wee call vnto thee / and whilst thy Healpe is day­lye needfull vnto vs. For without thy Healpe / wee are able to do nothinge.

5. O God / be thou ourPsal. 91. a 94. Fortresse-of-defence / in our Weaknes: and remember / that wee ⁏without thy Powre; are able to do nothinge. For when-as thy mightie Hand ⁏with thy Goodnes; doth not staye vs vp / then are wee all / like vnto aLuk. 7. e Reede that is moued heere-and-theare with euery Winde: that doth also lightlie bowe andEsa. 36. a breake / when one leaneth vpon it / or stayeth him theron.

6. And in like-maner / as the Flowers and the hearbes of the Fielde / doo wither and fade-away: eauenso ⁏O Lorde; is allEsa. 40. a. 1. Pet. 1. c Iam. 1. b Fleash / before thy Face. For-that-cause ⁏O God; wee synne verye-much be­fore thee.

7. C But ⁏1 Luk. 6. d mercifull Father; when-as wee iurne vs away from the Iniquitie: confesse our Sinnes / and leaue them: and sigh / praye / and crye vnto thee / for thy Fauour and Grace / So receaue wee thenEzec. 18. d 33 Ioel. 2. c Mercye at thy hande: and thou receauest vs ⁏as thy beloued Children;Psal. 103. b into thy Fauour / forgeeuinge all our Of­fences:Ezec. 18.33. and remembrest no-more our Synnes. But thou remembrestEsa. 54. a 55. Ier. 31. d thy Couenaunt of Grace / that thou hast made with thy Howse of Loue: and thinkest on all thy Loue and2. Paral. 6. Mercye / which thou hast promised to take-effect ⁏in these last tymes; on vs / and on all such as adioyne themselues to thy People Israell [name­lie / to the Communialtie of thy Loue] / andEsa. 54. a Ier. 31. d Eze. 36.37. c coue­naunted to keepe or continew the same for euer.

8. In all this ⁏thy; aboundant Grace / Loue / and Mercie / which thou ⁏O most holie Father; art extend­inge on vs / Wee acknowledge ⁏in the Trueth; that thou art a gratious God toward vs / andAct. 13. e 15. b Ephe. 2. b Tit. 2. b 3. a iustifyest / and sauest vs ⁏through thy Christ; from the Sinne.

9. D OR all this ⁏thy; Goodnes / Loue / and Mercie / and on all that thou ⁏O holy Fa­ther; hast fore-sayde and promised vnto vs Single­mindedMat. 11. c 18. a and Littleous ⁏which are adioyninge our­selues in thy Communialtie of the Holyons / vnder the Obedience of thy Loue; I will altogether trust or staye myself (O yea ⁏my God; on thy Grace.) Thy Goodnes / Loue / and Wisedom / Psal. 25. a Iohn. 16. b leade mee in all thy Trueth. Amen.

The XXII. Chap.

O Lorde ⁏thou almightie God; A a Lorde of Heauē and Earth: Thou art the­same which alone is righteous: whosePsal. 19. b Dan. 3. c 4. d rob. 3. a Apo. 15. a Wayes and Iudgmētes / are vpright and true. Now ⁏O Lorde; be mindfull of vs: and extende thy Mercye ouer vs. Reuendge thee not on vs / Tob. 3. for our Synnes cause: andPsal. 79. a thinke not once ⁏O God; on our Offences.

2. Wee acknowledge and confesse ⁏O God; that wee haue greeuouslyeDan. 9. a synned. and not done / that which is right before thyne Eyes. Now ⁏O Lorde God / heauenlye Father; Wee Poore and Misera­ble / laye vs downe before thee / Psal. 110. a 1. Cor. 15. c to a Foote-stoole for thy Feete: Deale with vs; O God; accordinge to thy Will.

3. O Lorde / let vsrob. 3. finde Grace before thine Eyes ⁏thou Lorde of Lordes; which art ⁏assuredlye; full of all Grace. O Lorde / remember wee beseech thee / that wee ⁏out of our earthlye Birth; areGen. 3. b Psal. 103. b no­thinge but Dust: yea nothing butEcch. 10. a 18. earth and asshes: and must ⁏without thy Spirit; wither as theEsa. 40. a 1. Pet. 1. c Iam. 1. b Grasse of the Field: for ther is no powre by vs.

4. B THerfore ⁏O God; extend presentlie thy Mercye on thy Hand-worke:Psa. 119. d 14; teach vs through thy Lawe or Ordenaunce; thy Will: take­away from vs / the vngodlie BeeingeRom. 7. c of the Synne and Death / andPsal. 51. b purge our Heartes from the Ini­quitie: and strengthen vs in thy Righteousnes.Psal. 25. a. 27.119. d. 143. b Leade vs ⁏O God; in thy Wayes: and let thy holye Spirit raigne ouer Vs / for otherwise wee are able [Page]to do nothinge ⁏O God; before thee.

5. O Lorde / Lorde ⁏thou Most-highest; sanctifie thyMat. 6. b Luk. 11. a Name / To thend that thy Glorye may becom knowne. ForApo. 5. b all Honour / Laude / and Prayse / belongeth to thee onlye: For thou alone art holye.

6. But vnto vs ⁏O God; ther belongeth nothing­els / but all basenes / shame / reproch / and contempt: for wee haue notBaruch. 1. b 2 Dan. 9. a loued thee / nor sought thee with heart / nor-yet enquired after Thee / or after thy Wayes: but haue walkedPsal. 81. b Ier. 18. b 25.35 Baruch. 2. c accordinge to our Desyres / and accordinge to the Selfmindednes of our Thoughtes: and are ⁏with our will; so deepe-sonken in the Syn̄e / that wee ⁏O God; without thy Healpe / can-not be­com reseased.

7. WHilst now ⁏O God; that thou hast norob. 3. b Ezech. 18. d pleasure in our Destruction / so call wee ⁏O Lorde; to thee / that thou wilt vouchsafe to strengthen our Minde: and cure vs / of our Mise­ries. O Lorde / make vsPsal. 41. a Ier. 17. b whole / and bringe vs to­right againe.

8. O Lorde God / heauenly Father / bringe vs to­right againe. For thou art almightie ⁏O Lorde; which art theEsa. 43.44.45 God of all the Worlde: For besides thee / ther is no God more.

9. O God / let vs not3. Reg. 22. b Psal. 119. s Esa. 53. b erre any lenger / nor be estranged any farder from thee: but healpe vs: Otherwise wee must perish. O Lorde / Cant. 1. a plucke vs to thee: pre­pare our Heart: and leade vs out of theMat. 24. b Desolation of the horible Worlde.

10. Be mercifull vnto vs ⁏O God; be merci­full vnto vs / and leade vs out of the Destruction: For our Heart calleth to thee.

11. Destroye vs not ⁏O God;Psal. 26. a with the wicked Nature of Vngodlynnes: butPsal. 94. b chas [...]en and nourtour vs ⁏O most-louinge Lorde; with thyPro. 3. b Heb. 12. b father­lie Discipline / accordinge to thy good plea­sure. For our Heart bydeth-waitinge for thee / O God / for thy Grace.